Cannes Film Festival 2023 includes films by French Moroccan director

The Cannes Film Festival on Monday announced new additions to the Official Selection of its 76th edition, running May 16-27, including a title by French Moroccan director Mona Achache.

Two new films have been added to the Competition line-up: Jean-Stephane Sauvaire’s “Black Flies” and Catherine Corsini’s “Le Retour.”

The Cannes Premiere section sees new additions as well with Mexican director Amat Escalante’s “Lost In The Night,” French director Valerie Donzelli’s “Just The Two Of Us,” and Argentinian director Lisandro Alonso’s “Eureka.”

In the Special Screenings section, French Moroccan filmmaker Mona Achache’s “Little Girl Blue,” Afghan director Sahra Mani’s “Bread and Roses” and French Swedish director Anna Novion’s “La Theoreme de Marguerite” have been added.

Out of Competition screenings will also include Frederic Tellier’s biopic “L’Abbe Pierre – Une Vie de Combats.”

Two more titles have been added to Un Certain Regard: Chinese director Wei Shujun’s “Only The River Flows” and French director Alex Lutz’s “Une Nuit.”

The Midnight Screening line-up features Robert Rodriguez’s “Hypnotic” and Kim Tae-gon’s “Project Silence.”

Rodriguez’s sci-action thriller “Hypnotic” stars Ben Affleck, Alice Braga, J.D. Pardo, Hala Finley and Dayo Okeniyi.